Millicent Odunze M.D., M.P.H. is a female plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, California. She has managed to break into an industry dominated by men.
Experience:
During her seven-year residency at Northwestern University, Dr. Millicent Odunze trained in all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. In addition to her surgical training, she was active in clinical research and has presented several research projects at local and national medical conferences on the topics of wound healing, racial differences in facial aging patterns, and surgical treatment for localized chronic pain. Dr. Odunze has authored several scientific plastic surgery articles and has authored a chapter in a plastic surgery text. As a volunteer plastic surgeon with Operation Smile, she uses her skills to help provide free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe.
Education:
Dr. Millicent Odunze earned her Bachelor’s degree with honors from Harvard University. She then graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. While attending medical school, she simultaneously earned a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, ranked one of the best Public Health programs in the nation. After medical school, Dr. Odunze completed a residency in plastic surgery at one of the premier plastic surgery training programs in the country, Northwestern University. After her residency, she refined her plastic surgery knowledge with a one-year advanced aesthetic plastic surgery fellowship in Beverly Hills.
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